You're going to want architectural drawings, structural engineering calculations and you're going to need two entrance/exits. A professional architect and contactor should be able to guide you through the permitting process.

Mr. Cullen established the theater and the restaurant. He had no health insurance when he had a costly stroke a few years ago. He's given immensely to theater as we know it in Chicago for decades. You can lose everything you build. This is a tragic story.

I've reviewed the published agendas of both the Zoning and the Housing committees from August 2014 through January 2015 and could find no mention of this address for a zoning change or any other city council or committee action. Because of the election, there will not be any city council...

I'm looking for daycare options for my 6 year old for this upcoming summer. I work from 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday. The Neighborhood Boys & Girls Club doesn't start until 8 am but I have to be at work by 8 am. I need to pick up as late as 6 pm on some days. Any suggestions/recommendations for high quality group childcare for a 6 year old in the area? Looking for entire summer, not just short summer camps. Thank you!

I've heard that Chicago police officers and detectives will do ride-alongs for civilians but I cannot find any information on the City of Chicago police department website. Has anyone ever done this or know who to contact? Thank you!

Go to your local police station. In college I took some criminal justice courses and for one of them a requirement was to do a police ride along. Some places allow it, others don't. Go to your local station and ask them there.

On Friday February 20, 2015, the Chicago Zoning Board of Appeals listened to more than 5 hours of sworn testimony and evaluated piles of documents, exhibits, and arguments in favor or in opposition to the issuance of a Special Use Zoning permit to locate a medical marijuana dispensary at 2843...

On Friday February 20, 2015, the Chicago Zoning Board of Appeals listened to more than 5 hours of sworn testimony and evaluated piles of documents, exhibits, and arguments in favor or in opposition to the issuance of a Special Use Zoning permit to locate a medical marijuana dispensary at 2843 N. Halsted.

Rules of evidence applied. Both sides were represented by skilled counsel. Indeed MedMar had numerous attorneys.

All together there were about 30 witnesses, most of whom were skilled professionals, including many the Board recognized as highly trained experts. Everyone who attended had an opportunity to speak. The MedMar case started at 3:15PM and ended at 8:25PM.

The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-0 to deny the Special Use Zoning application at the 2843 N. Halsted location.

Since MedMar won a State license to dispense medical marijuana, it’s believed they now need to find a more appropriate location within the limits of Lake View Township [approx. North Avenue north to Devon; Lake Michigan west to Western].

MedMar has the right, should they want to stay with the 2843 N. Halsted site, to file a request for administrative review [appeal] in the Chancery Court of Cook County.

I found a ring on the sidewalk on Pine Grove north of West Sheridan on the east side of the street in front of an apartment building. It's silver with a stone in the center. Please post if you lost a ring.

Kent Rosenblum will be offering an exclusive educational event and bottle signing at Paired Wine Company. Mingle with "The King of Zin" to learn about his wines as you sample up to 9 different selections from him, that you...

Kent Rosenblum will be offering an exclusive educational event and bottle signing at Paired Wine Company. Mingle with "The King of Zin" to learn about his wines as you sample up to 9 different selections from him, that you may never have the opportunity to taste.

Yesterday they tore down the old Alley building to make way for a proposed 80 unit development. These images are where the iconic Alley mural once was.

I first went to The Alley as a 20 year old kid; unsure of herself but bound to become otherwise. I bought a $99 leather biker jacket that I think they were running a sale on so I could afford it. It was heavier than hell.

Yesterday they tore down the old Alley building to make way for a proposed 80 unit development. These images are where the iconic Alley mural once was.

I first went to The Alley as a 20 year old kid; unsure of herself but bound to become otherwise. I bought a $99 leather biker jacket that I think they were running a sale on so I could afford it. It was heavier than hell.

I still have that jacket; and every button, scuff, and scratch on it represents the journey I took from there to here. It is a prized possession.

As my daughter navigates her road of discovery, I still go to The Alley to get her funky socks, leopard patterened shoes, and fingerless gloves (her favorite). I want her to know that she has room to be different, independent, and creative as she practices kindness, respect, and humility.

The mural being destroyed leaves me sad.

Do you have a fond memory of The Alley? Something that you look back on and smile?

Good research on the tax records/ownership JJ. Like I said...connected to Tunney. Also B3-3 doesn't allow 33 units for that land square footage. But don't worry they will tweak the zoning "system" to make it work...for them~

We are located at 3941 N. Ashland. We are Duke Animal Hospital. My snow shoveling crew is not available today. If any high school or any age people would like to come and shovel out our front sidewalk, please call me at 773-697-9757. The sooner the better.A good way to earn some extra cash today

That may be the case but I wouldn't leave it to an Everyblock post to make that determination. From my EB involvement, HS kids aren't on Everyblock. MAYBE their parents are and in that case, blame the parents, not the kids.

In any case, other forms of social media have a much higher probability hitting your target shovelers market. Just a thought for next time.

It might be too complex for something so simple, but in the future,you might want to try https://www.taskrabbit.com/Per their web site:How TaskRabbit works:TaskRabbit is the smart way to get things done by connecting you with others in your neighborhood. You can trust our team of smart, talented Taskers,...

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Does anyone know who owns the now vacant lot (that Target and Whole Foods are fighting over)? They need to keep (read: start) maintaining their property. Most importantly - SHOVEL THE SIDEWALKS. Just because the buildings are now gone doesn't mean it is a lesser trafficked area.

Please let them know - and other residents that shoveling his mandatory. If you're a renter call your landlord or 311 like I am going to do for

Doug...I would def. call the aldermans office. Also when you get a hold of Tunney or one of his lackeys; tell them if the city is so hard up for money; to have somebody from streets & sans walk around the 44th ward and hit up every lazy business owner...

Doug...I would def. call the aldermans office. Also when you get a hold of Tunney or one of his lackeys; tell them if the city is so hard up for money; to have somebody from streets & sans walk around the 44th ward and hit up every lazy business owner with the $1000 fine that hasn't cleaned the public walkway in front of their businesses and/or vacant storefronts; which happen to be mostly newly constructed condo walk-up 4 story cr*p. Then call the Rahmfather down at city hall and tell that idiot the same thing. I did. I also have called 311 and utilized the snow removal email system at CityofChicago.org. etc. etc. Get on these morons.

...maybe, maybe not, it will be for the voters to decide. But for the first time in several election cycles there are challengers to the incumbent in next month's election for 44th Ward Alderman. Come learn about the candidates and ask questions next week:

Yes, but Ald..Tunney, and perhaps Ald. Cappleman, still think the parade is too big, too long, with too many overcrowded sidewalks, making it hard to get to medical emergency victims in the crowd, particularly along the Halsted part of the parade route.I think that even if the route, location...

Yes, but Ald..Tunney, and perhaps Ald. Cappleman, still think the parade is too big, too long, with too many overcrowded sidewalks, making it hard to get to medical emergency victims in the crowd, particularly along the Halsted part of the parade route.I think that even if the route, location or day/start time of the parade are not changed, the parade length may be changed. Better control of the large gaps in the parade, which were not solved by eliminating the sharp "V" at the Halsted/Broadway intersection of the old route with the new more linear north to south parade route. UI think that the 2014 parade had something like 250 separate entries. The parade organizers may want it down to 200 or so. perhaps have government officials walk or ride in cars side by side , rather than single file. The more combining of organization entries, to take up more of the width of the street, like the marchers for the gay-friendly churches, Placing social services together, one marching on one side of the street and another on the other side could shorten the parade time without reducing the number of parade entries much. The musical floats/buses/marching bands, will need to be kept separated so as to not compete much., but the streets are large enough for side-by-side marching units, if not cars.

Oh dear; I was just being hyperbolic for amusement's (and alliteration's) sake. Or trying unsuccessfullly to be at any rate. The Belmont Redline station seems to be ground zero for much of the crime that's so ably reported by the Crime in Wrigleyville & Boystown blog (CWB). That was my first thought when I saw the helicopters hovering yesterday over that general area.

@ Bob - except you're wrong. The American way of work hard, buy a house, live a decent life no longer exists and hasn't existed for years. Wages are stagnant. The middle class is in sharp decline. Even immigrants, especially the Chinese, are moving back to China for better opportunities....

@ Bob - except you're wrong. The American way of work hard, buy a house, live a decent life no longer exists and hasn't existed for years. Wages are stagnant. The middle class is in sharp decline. Even immigrants, especially the Chinese, are moving back to China for better opportunities. The educated classes of other countries are not moving to America. They have it better in their home countries.

@ Li - about the only solution to your/my problem of which I know is to find a man dumb and desperate enough to marry me. It's rough out there for singletons, especially economically.

I just walked by the Town Hall apartments on Halsted and Addison and noticed what appears to be a new restaurant getting ready to open up in one of the retail spots for that building. Does anyone know if this is actually a new restaurant and if so what the scoop on it is, or is it perhaps some facility that is there for the tenants of the building? It seems to look like to me it may be a restaurant because it also has bar seating and the decor of the place as well.

Hi! That facility is part of the Center on Halsted's new Senior Center complex. That space will be used to serve senior lunches or for other senior events. The lunch program is administered as part of the City of Chicago's Golden Diner senior lunch program. The old police station itself will soon be open as part of the Senior Center, it's going to be very nice!

Addenda: the Senior Lunch program at Town Hall is not just for building residents, it is for all neighborhood seniors 60 and up. There is another Senior Lunch served at the Presbyterian church down the street, at Addison and Broadway.

I cant speak for the other stations. I dont think we are. We dont have access to the legal tools to find out what people are really concerned about. Mainly if the owner of the building is the owner and installer of the recording equipment. And if the owner of the building has anymore recording equipment in use in any illegal way. That would require warrants for search. Police have to do their due diligence and burn some good old fashion shoe leather.

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Come next month you'll have a year on EB and I believe you've set a record with all your posts and comments advertising your business. Bonus points for all your communications being in English, so I'm thinking Spammer of the Year!!

This Saturday, January 17, Resurrection Preschool is having an open play date from 10:00-12:00 for people with children age 2-5. It's FREE and open to all families. Res PreK is a secular, play-based preschool that has been serving the Lakeview and surrounding communities since 1970. Pop in and check it out or come at 10:00 and stay the whole time! 1050 W School StreetWww.rlclakeview.com773-525-0605

Demolition has started on the 2800 block of N. Lincoln Ave. Does anyone know what's going on with this block? Powells bookstore, dry cleaners, and muskies are all available for new business/construction. This could be a great opportunity to add to the new businesses that have popped up in the last year on this block, Beermiscuous, Popcorn Asylum, Gyros on the Spit....

Lately, I dread each snowfall because I know it means the return of the snowblowing fools in the 2800 block of N. Orchard. To give some background, snowblowing in this block typically occurs between the hours of 12am and 4am, so no, not even remotely a "normal" time to use a very loud machine. My guess is that it's a service used and they come at whatever time they feel like, then plow the entire dang block at these odd...

Lately, I dread each snowfall because I know it means the return of the snowblowing fools in the 2800 block of N. Orchard. To give some background, snowblowing in this block typically occurs between the hours of 12am and 4am, so no, not even remotely a "normal" time to use a very loud machine. My guess is that it's a service used and they come at whatever time they feel like, then plow the entire dang block at these odd hours. It's not even the sidewalk, it's the garage areas behind the houses, so it usually takes a while. I'm a heavy sleeper, and it continually wakes me up and keeps me up because it goes on for an hour or more. Last night at 4:15am, I finally had it and called 311 and was transferred to 911. They sent a car out. I feel bad "wasting" our 19th district resources for something so trivial, but this is ridiculous! I'd like to believe that no normal person says "yes, 3am is an awesome time fire this puppy up to clean an inch of snow that my car is going to drive over!" Has anyone had similar experiences? Aside from wearing earplugs and filing noise complaints, any suggestions on how to handle?

Macsurak - good for you for the excellent post. Its so annoying that, invariably, if someone posts anything in the nature of a complaint they will get the SCOLD response. For example, if you are complaining about "X" - within one or two posts - you will get the very...

Macsurak - good for you for the excellent post. Its so annoying that, invariably, if someone posts anything in the nature of a complaint they will get the SCOLD response. For example, if you are complaining about "X" - within one or two posts - you will get the very tiresome "if you don't like it Why don't YOU do something (instead of posting here!) ! it never fails there will always be one person who just has to insert that comment. The whole purpose of EB is to chew things over as neighbors, its our "back fence" - "did you hear this?" "Did you see that?" "What do you think about this?" not beat each other or up attack each other just for bringing a subject up. Why the hostility?

Neighbors - From Cullen's Bar & Grill:"First and foremost, we want to thank you for the overwhelming support that Cullen’s has received these past few months. We love our neighborhood and we love all of our neighbors, friends, and family that have spent time on our bar stools. We want nothing more than to remain in the neighborhood and be a place to share a pint and a bite with the people in your lives. We will strive to work out a solution and remain! Thank you again for your unwavering support and please continue to spread the word! Please share and let's #SaveCullens!"